Merchandising device



Juiy I5, 193. A. J. WEATHERHEAD, JR FI A MERCHANDISING DEVICE Filed July 27, 1953 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 J 3nn entor attorney QBuHy 1%, 1935. A. J. WEATHERHEAD, JR 2,008,429

MERCHANDIS ING DEVICE Filed July 27, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 1 Kim- 3 nventor Patented July 16, 1935 i- TE A ES/PA ENT OFFICE t: I p p V I 'Albert J. Weatherhead; 1. eav s-none, a.

signor to The vWeatherhearl Company, Clevev .land, Ohio, aoorporationot 'ohio Applicationjuly 21,1933, s me No. seam.

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This invention relates to merchandising devices and more particularly to a deviceiorstoring and dispensingnonmetallic hose andflttings therefor oilthe type used in connection withoil and gaso line. lines oi motor cars. A i Because of the almost universal practice of providing flexible or resilient supports for the engines of modern automobiles, itis necessary to employ flexible tubing for the gasoline and oil connections in order to permit relative movement to take place between the engine and the frame of the car without destroying the tubing. Flexible tubing of. this character is subjected to severe conditions in service and while the tubingis generally durable, occasional replacements are required. Various makes of motor cars and various other internal combustion engine applications require difierent lengths of tubing and diiferent types and combinations of fittings and connections at the ends of 'the tubing. Because of the large'number offdifferent makes and models oi. carsin use, as well as new designs and applications being continually evolved, it is impractical for a garage or service station operator to' carry a complete stock of assembled hoses to service: all uses, and'the most satisfactory method isfor the mechanic to make up hoses for each particular J'obyf :Accordingly, it is a general object 01 myinvention to provide a merchandising device adapted to contain a supply of tubing and a supply of fittings, whereby replacement hoses for the flexible gasoline and. oil lines'of various makes of. motor cars and other automotive devices can be readily 35 assembled. Another object of my invention is to provide acompaot containerfor the hose and fit tings, havinga number of compartments adapted to contain fittings of the difierent types. Another object of my invention is to provide a dispensing 40' device adapted to carry an instruction sheet giving data concerning the length of hoseand the types of fittings required for various makes of cars, the various compartments for containing fittings being provided with numbers: or other suitable indicia correlated with the instruction sheet so thatthe proper fittings canire'adily be found. -A further object is to provide a dispens ing system in which the instruction. sheet, the various co mpartments for containing the fittings and the fittings themselves all-carry correlated numbers or other indicia so that an unskilledmechanic can'rapidly and easily make the required assembly of hose and fittings for any-particular make of car. Another objectls to provide 9, dis:

l pensing device embodying means for preventing v the fittings from being displaced from their proper compartments. A further object is to pro: vide a-dispensing device whichwil-l make anattractive display.

l urtherobjects and advantages of'my inven- "8 tion will become apparent from the following desc'riptio'n of a'p'referred iorm thereof, reference being made'to the accompanying drawings. 1 Briefly; my dispensing device comprises a box formedwith upper and lower portions hinged to- 1'0- ether at their rear-ends. The upper portion is adapted to contain a coil of hose, while the lower portion is-divided into a plurality of compartments for containing the necessary fittings, the 7 two portions being separated by a hinged flap 15 which supports the coil of hose within the upper 7 portion and also forms a closure for the individual compartments in the lower portion. The flap is 'also adapted to carry a removable card bearing 7 instructions ior making up hoses for diiierent .20 makes or motor ca'rs. Brackets are mounted on the rear of the lower portion to support the upper portion in substantially vertical position, and the flapwhich carries the coil of hose may beswung upwardly to rest against the upper portion-of the box.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my merchandising device showing the upper portion raised butwith the flap in position to close the compartments of the lower portion; Fig. 2 is a transverse section through my merchandis-, ing device, illustratingthe upper portion in raised position; Fig; 3 is a perspective view showingthe upper portionin raised position and the fia'p in an intermediate position to expose the comp'art- 3'5 merits in thilow' er portion of the box; Fig. 411s ajfragmentary plan view of an enlarged scale showing the identifying numerals applied to the compartments in 'the lower portion; and. Fig. 5 type of fitting bearing an identi-r Ivmnume ali i 4 r in detail to the drawings, -my merchandising 'devicepreierably comprises a sheet metal beshavina an upper po a a Portion H suitably hinged together by hinges 951W ordinary type. Boththe up par and lower portions are of, substantial depth to human ample capacity for hose and fittings, and as ihiFiiL- 2, brackets l3 .are providcd adjacent thehingestl for supporting the upper portlomwhezr. the box is open: These brackets may be secured to the lower portion by spot welding or any other convenient method and, if I thelower halter the. hinges Ii-maybe The lower portion of the bok is divided into a plurality of compartments by fixed longitudinal partitions [5 which are cut away as at [6 to receive removable transverse partitions l1. These compartments are adapted to receive the various fittings and bychanging the arrangement of the removable partitions 11, compartments; 'of various sizes can be obtained to accommodate various sizes and quantities of fittings.

In order to form a closure for thevarious com partments and to prevent the fitting s contained therein being displaced accidentally, I provide a fiap 20 hinged to the lower portion of"the1 box as" at 2|. On its upper side, the flap *20fcarr ies'a"; plurality of brackets 22 for supporting acoil of hose within the upper portionof. the;box and,..if desired, a curved member 23 may be provided so that the fiap can be readily lifted to expose the compartments the lower portion of the box, The; flap may also carry a scale 24 so that the hose may be conveniently cut to correct length; In its lower position, as illustrated inFig. 1,pthe flap rests on the tops of the partitions. forming compartments in the lower portion of the box, the top of the flap being substantially flush with the top edges of the walls of thelower portion. In its raised position, as. illustrated indotted lines in Fig. 2, the flap is supported. byengagement of the brackets 22 with; the inside of the top portion of the box. Itis to be noted that the hinges I2 and 2| areofi'set from each other so that when the flap .is swung upwardly there is some clearance, as indicatedat 25, so that the edge of the flap may be readilygrasped.

The lower side of the flap is provided with guideways 26 which are adapted to receive and support an instruction card 21 givingdata concerning the length of hose and the type of fitting required for any particular installation as well as general instructions for assembling the hose and fittings. The data concerning thelength of hose and type of fitting may be arranged, for exam ple, as follows: r

. Gasoline line Make of car' Year. v

r 1 Part numbers Hose length Car A".-- A4502 A4104 6% 03! B" A4412 A4204 6%" 081 B" 1932 A4502 A4104 8%" 031' B 1933 A4502 A4104 6% C31 '1932; A4007 Aifili p Cal 0 1933 A4007 A4514 5" 1 Itfwill be seen that by its" arrangem nt I length'of hose required and thetypefofffltting;

identified by a numeral; is'given foreach'of the various makes of cars. In orderto avoid any possibility of mistake onthe part of the mechanic making up the replacement hose, thelongitudinal partitions!!! in the lower portion of the-box are fianged over at-theirupperedges as indicated at 30, and as showniniFig-A the identifying numbers of the parts contained in thevarious com-- partsare marked on the fianges-30 adjacent each compartment. Furthermore, as shownin Fig. 5,

the numbers of the parts 1 are alsostamped' on the fittings-themselves so that the fittings carilbe replaced in theirproper compartments. and ,so that there will be no possibility of. errori-in assem bling-the-hoses- 1. -1 'The'box maybe .usedyear after year, for the instruction sheet I is. removable.- so that. new.

and as the transverse partitions are removable the compartments can be rearranged to accommodate any typeso'f fittings and can be readily renumbered to properly identify the fittings. The

CIOSBd &I1d claimed in my copending application Serial No. 649,833, filed J anuary3, 1933, and pref- '-erably manyof the fittings embody the construction of this, application whereby the fittings can be securely andperrpanently joined to the hose 'wlth'out the use of special tools.

Inu'sejthe mechanic needs only to look up the .iparticularmake, model and year of the car, de-

terminethe necessary hose length, and cut ofl a section of 'hose using the scale on the upper side of the flap, select the proper fittings, whichcan readily be found by the identifying numerals carried onthe partitions, and assemble and install the hose. in the, car., The box forms an attractive display, particularly when the upper, portion is open, as iliustratedwin Fig. -1, and if deslred ade vertising matter canbe carried. on the inside of;

' When the fiap is open, all of 'thefittings are exposed so that the service stationoperator can determine at a glance whether hissupply. of fittings is complete. Inpractice, thebox is sold withan adequate supply of hose and various numbers of fittings of different types, there being moreof the fittings for which there is a frequentdemanda In the foregoing specificatiom-I have described only a preferred form of my merchandising. dee.

vice; Various modifications and changes within the scopeof my invention will be apparent to those. skilled in the art.: Accordingly, I do not wish to be limited to the precise disclosure herein or in any manner-other than by the appended claims.

Iclaim: 1' V S 1. A merchandising device comprising a; box having. upper and lower storage compartments, a plurality .of brackets/shaped to' provide supporting sections parallel to the bottom wall of the lower compartment secured to a side wall 'ofsaid lower compartment, a hinge leaf secured to each of said bracket supporting sections, the pintle bearing of the hinge leaf disposed adjacent said side wall,- a complementary hinge leaf secured to afiside'iwall of said-upper "storage compartment, said'upper compartment hinge leaf arranged to abutnthelower compartment hinge; leaf at a point remote'from the. compartment'wall when the upper compartment is swung on the hinge pintle, said hinge pintle disposed above the plane of the lower leaf to effect a tilting of the upper compartment.

2. A. merchandising device comprising-a box havingyupper and lower storage compartments, a plurality of bracketsshaped to provide supporting; sections parallel to .the bottom wall of the lower compartment, secured to a side wall ,of said lower compartment, a hinge leafsecured to each qf said. bracket supporting sections, the pintle bearing of the hinge leaf disposed adjacent said side wall, a complementary hinge leaf secured to a side wall of said upper storage compartment, said upper compartment hinge leaf arranged to abut the lower compartment hinge leaf at a point remote from the compartment wall when the upper compartment is swung on the hinge pintle, said hinge pintle disposed above the plane of the lower leaf to efiect a tilting of the upper oompartment, a panel disposed between said upper and lower compartments having a hinged connection with said lower compartment along the side carrying the hinge supporting brackets for the upper compartment, the hinge axis of said panel spaced from said upper compartment hinge axis in the plane of said bracket to effect an inclination of said panel with respect to the upper compartment and to space the upper edge of said panel from the upper edge of the compartment when said panel is swung away from the lower compartment. 1

ALBERT J. WEATHERHEAD, JR. 

